Antecedents and early years, 1775 to 1788
London again, autumn 1788 to autumn 1789
In Sir Joshua's house, 1789 to 1792
Six advantages and a demand, 1792 to 1793
The only Turner prize, 1793
Just a few tones by candlelight, 1793 to 1794 and beyond
Coming of age, 1795 to 1796
Vindication, November 1798 to November 1799
The dark side, 1799 to 1800
Tragedy and triumph, December 1800 to April 1801
Gaining the summit, April 1801 to February 1802
High places and high art, February to October 1802
Dispute and disillusion, November 1802 to July 1803
Another great room, spring 1803 to spring 1804
Arcadia-upon-Thames, June 1804 to December 1805
Staying away, December 1805 to December 1806
Another grand title, November 1806 to December 1807
Higher education, January to September 1808
'The first landscape painter in Europe, the first marine painter in the world', September 1808 to June 1809
Six houses, three castles and a high street, June to December 1809
Just six weeks, January and February 1811
A new epoch, February to November 1811
'This Prospero of the graphic art', November 1811 to May 1812
A man of property, June 1812 to May 1813
An English Eden, May to December 1813
'The eye wanders entranced', January to November 1814
The tremendous range of his accomplishments, November 1814 to May 1815.
